Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

6Y>e SUNNY SOUTH Published Weekly by Sunny South Publifhing Co Buslne/s Office THE CONSTITUTION BUILDING ATLANTA. GEORGIA Subfcription Terms: To those who subscribe to tTAs Sunny South only Six Months, 25c ^ One Year, 50c LESS THAN A PENNY A WEEIi Catered at the aoatofllca Allanlr, Cs«ini eecead-flaee aiall aiattal March 13, 1901 JF FA* •Tunny South la tho old ant wookly payor of Lltoraturo, Homaneo, Fadt and Fidtlon in tho South JF It la now ro* Jtorod to tho original thapo and will bo publlahad aa fort morly ooory wook JF Foundod In 1874 It grow until 1899, whon, am a monthly, ita form warn changad aa an oarporta mont It now roturna to Ua original formation aa M wookly with ronowod vigor and tho Intontlon of ocllpmt tng It* moat promlalng portod In tho poat. “Look for the Woman” HE French have a saying’—“Search r for the woman.” It means that when mystery multiplies concern ing some great event, whether or not in the criminal catalogue, that a woman is at the bottom of the thing, and that a search will reveal the fact. News comes from Tan- giers, in far away Morocco, that F’aul Stensland, president of the de funct Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, of Chicago, has been cap tured in that city. Stensland sys tematically looted the institution, of which he was the trusted president, for a period covering five years. Several weeks ago it was forced to close its doors in the faces of a clamoring mob of depositors, most of whom were workit^fj people whose deposits represented the savings of a life-time. A reward of $5,000 was of fered for the apprehension of Stensland and the po” lice of this and foreign countries began a search which covered all possible havens to which the re creant official might shape his course. The all- enveloping dragnets of the big cities were spread forth. Detectives of international reputation, stimulated bv the large reward, brought into piav their utmost ingenuity. Clews of the slenderest nature were followed up with vigilance. Theories that were plausible and theories with impossibility on their faces, were evolved and applied in the hope of locating the defaulter and returning him to the stern round of justice. Still did Stensland elude the traps set for him. As fast as rumor located him in one city or state or county, a counter-rumor reported him in an other part of the world. The authorities of Chi cago and of the state of Illinois set in motion every possible device that might aid in running to earth one of the most remarkable criminals of the cen tury. Yet was the genius of man hopelessly balked. Days merged into weeks and the capture of Stensland "appeared no nearer consummation. It is reasonable to assume that the searchers were growing just a tittle less confident as time wore awav and the man’s tracks appeared to be con cealed with a skill approaching diablerie. Several davs ago a woman visited the office of a, big Chicago newspaper, and told one of the high officials her grievance against the missing bank president. He had possessed other woman friends, it seems, but this particular one cherished an al leged wrong, the nature of which is not divulged, but which was sufficient to provoke her into dis closing information regarding Stensland's possible whereabouts. The representatives of the news paper got in touch with the authorities and as a result a journalist, of long experience, accompa nied bv an officer of the law, set sail for Morocco, with the capture of the defaulter as the ultimate object. The woman’s information had not been misleading. Traces of the quarry were found al most as soon as the pursuers made a landing. His lair was still warm. The newspaper man and the officer were patient. They lay in wait for Stens land, and when he put in an appearance it was to face arrest. He is now reported as awaiting ex tradition proceedings. What the cunning of men trarned in the pur suit of their kind could not accomplish, was brought to pass by the vindictiveness of an aroused woman. Stensland’s case, in this respect is but an echo of the history of crime throughout the ages, whether known by that glaring name or concealed beneath the more respectable euphemism of “th£* progress of civilization,” or some other phrase wherewith mankind extenuates deeds which will not bear too close a scrutiny under the moral mi croscope. Princes as well as pickpockets have come to grief through the fatal admixture of wo men and schemes, whether these latter contem plate the overturning of a state or the lightening of the pocket of a careless farmer. Just a paltry forgetfulness concerning the jealousy or the gar rulity or the inborn honesty of some women in whom they had placed a confidence, and presto! they r find themselves laid by the heels, while the aforesaid scheme fades into the intangible sub stance of smoke. And, yes—there is another side of it. too. “Search for for the woman” in all causes which have real good and actual advancement as their inspiration. You will find her in these, as staunch and invincible a factor as in the ones not so pleas ing to the moral sight or savory to nostrils at tuned to the odors of righteousness. And her influence in the latter direction, out weighs her influence in the former. Though, very sadly, it lacks the picturesque element which gives it a parade across the first pages of our daily news papers. In the Temples Vacation. (From The Boston Transcript.) The season’s come at last when we Begin our cash to burn— To spend in two short weeks what took Twelve long, Jong months to earn. A Question. "" (From The Boston Transcript.) Mi - . Carnegie, doubtless you Can aid in pronouncing too, Tell us now, in view of “Wooster,’-’ Why is Rochester not “Rooster?'’ Again icr Yet? (From Argonaut.) Jones had come home about 2 in the morning rather the worse off for a few highballs. As soon a s he opened the door his wife began upbraiding him for his conduct. Jones went to bed and when he was almost asleep could hear her scolding him unmercifully. He dropped off to sleep and awoke after a couple of hours, only to -hear liis "wife remark: hope all the women don’t have to put up with such conduct as this.” “Annie," said Jones, “are you talking again or yet?” 1 FENCE, like a live thing and not the death of sound, beats upon the car. It seems that the valley far below, seen now in a blue mist and again in a dazzling, far-reaching riot of color and detail, is sending up myriad voices to the arrogant peak on which you stand; that the murmurs and the shouts and the groans and the pains and the sobs and the laughter and the curses rise just to a certain level; that here they lose their mirth, their passion and their woe. and blend— into a vast melody of stillness, which plays a so'lemn or a terrifying chord on the harp of each man’s soul, according as that harp is strung with strings of this earth or strings which can vibrate in response 1o something not of this earth. You are in the mountains. You arc on the summit of one of the loftiest of these brethren of the clouds. As the solitude wraps you about with a very real mantle, and the cool, crisp air. married mly to heaven and free of the smudge of the things below, curls quietly about your still figure, and tlie rustle of the vegetation only emphasizes the pow erful voice of flie silence—you tell yourself that, here indeed, are you in the temples of God and of Ili- marly-minded child—nature. The chanting of priests would break upon your senses as a harsh discord. It would bring a note of earth entirely repugnant to the prayer that, tin formed, vet frames itself unconsciously in vour j (he flaught soul. The tones of vour companion would profane .he very air. Verv near you feel to the Creator. Yerv deeply you feci human littleness. The things for which you strive and scheme and sin and lie and smile and slay down in the valley, seem verv paltry here in the temple. The triumph which, yesterday, sent the blood laughing through vour veins, is so puny when you scan it close m this heightened state of imagination and con science. ddie thing you plan for tomorrow looks so mean and tawdrv, as its sickly facets Paces 40-60. In the little town of C lived three maiden sisters by the name of Paige They were “neat,” as tihe villagers call it, in its most accentuated form, and they loved the small boy best afar off. In consequence of which they were a bright and shining mark for the pranks that youth seems to originate for its scotil ers. says The New York Press. One day the front gate strayed from tfs wonted iplace with the assistance of two small neighbors: then came a reprimand from each of the old maids, and barbed repartee in return, a s usual; following this exchange came a complaint to the pa rents of the offenders. At tlie table that night “papa" was re quested to reprove Jim and Ted for im pertinence to the Misses Paige. “What did you say to them?” de manded papa with the requisite frown. “Didn’t sarse them at all,” replied Jim with a grin. “I only said ‘Page 40, Page 50 and Page 60; an’ they got mad at it.” Ted caught sight of pa’s twitching muscles and added, “Gee, but they were just hoppin’.” “Well, donlt let it happen again,” an swered pa, as lie hastily attacked a piece of apple pie. ?pill around in your mind’s eye. The spell of the temple is upon you. The valley is far below. And yet—you must return t< the vallev. Leaves from an Old Scrap with tlie canoe back into tho fastnesses, I from whence they had come, with in- ; T HERE were. many good stories i str uctlons to return for them th e next I about confederate scouts published I night at 9 o'clock. The scouts on landing ...» j from tiie canoe, took the precaution to ! walk backwards across the beach, thus ■ giving their footprints the appearance of A CONFEDERATE SCOUT. ! having come from the land, or camp, and “In tile second year of the war, as the - not from the water, which precaution editor of The Observer was traveling ini they found the next day was wise-. ~ inccaling themselves in a By A GEORGIA COLONEL. I HERE w ere. many good stories about confederate scouts published during the war. In the old war sorapbouk I find the following: prisoner, whom th •a lel> A Dream Removed. G. B. Winter, tlie London tailor who came to AifttTrica to design new uniforms' for tlie arinjh- was talking in Philadel phia about American clothes. ”1 have noly flattering things to say of tlie best American clothes,” said Mr. Winter. “They don’t diirer at all from tlie best London clothes. They are made of pure, soft stuffs that fall in graceful lines. They are cut with propriety. They are worn with distinction. “Hard tilings have been said here about English clothes, but I am sure that they who said them spoke in ignorance. Whether they spoke in ignorance or not, I can only say of the best American clothes that they are among the finest clothes in tlie world.’’ Mr. Winter, his.hands in the pockets of his well-cut coat, laughed. "I don’t, you see.” he said, "reply harshly to my attackers. I am not like linker 'cWce tell about. " ' “A young man failed to turn up at a dinner, though he had accepted the in vitation. He sent no word of excuse, hut the next day lie railed and said to the house: ”1 only called. Miss Morris, to apolo gize for disappointing you last evening; hut really I couldn’t find the lime to ” ‘Oh. don’t speak of It.’ the young lady answered. ’We forgot about you entirely till -after everybody -wig gone, when father happened to notice that lecanter on (lie sideboard and the Of cigars on the mantel had each thing left in them.’ ’• Pioneers Forget not yet, forget not yet That once we were your peers; Remember, though the world forget We were the pioneers. We braved the fever-swamps by night, The desert’s heat at noon; We wandered, lost to all men’s sight, Beneath the wan white moon. When, fn the burning noon of day, The forest-wind blows sweet, Forget not us, who made the way Smooth ground beneath your feet. We dug the wells we may not drink, The gold, that buys not life; Spent, in the forest’s heart we sink, Forgotten of the strife. Though we be old in dearth and toil, Fallen and faint with thirst, While ye shall reap the easy spoil Ye shall not be the first. Ye shall come after, hut no less, No man can take our pride; The first that broke the wilderness, For that gain’s sake we died. The paean of our triumph yet Runs ringing down the years; Ye have the fame, but ye forget We were tlie pioneers. —ETHEL TALBOT. What Gave Birth To Famous 99 tt 23 The Importance of Winning ^ Your Cow's Affection & I h delivered at the headquarters of tiie confederate gen eral. Sergeant Magee was complimented | by General Beauregard for this daring j enterprise toy a special order, which was | published in the Charleston papers. lie. th e cars on the Savannah and Charleston ! , v taken railroad, ho was agreeably surprised by j 'thicket, they the entrance Into the cars at one of the 'teht. which disclosed to them ' ,were within a. few hundred yards and, In full view of the federal camp and j way stations of a much esteemed and now lamented friend, who, with IAb mother and sister, cam*, from Whining- was afterwards made captain of cavalry j and ordered 'to Virginia, where lie illus-; tinted the. heroism of the Old North Stale] on many bloody Helds, and finally fell! mortally wounded In one of tlie closing struggles of the war, near Richmond. PRAYER AND HEROISM. Said The ■Charleston Courier In 1863; j “A correspondent of tlie N. C. Prestoy-j -ks, which contained at the tme as terlan states that it is the invariable awaited tlie coming dr.y- thait they ton. N. C., to Pernandina, to reside, ! well as they could judge, about five boa- haWt of CoIonel Wood, commander of about the s-ame time as ourself, where he sand men. They were many times made the mar j nes wbo destroyed the federal continued to reside until the breaking painfully conscious of the peril they nete gunboat not long since ait Newtoern, ‘bc- out of the war. Industriously working exposed to, for straggling soldiers fre- for<J enterlng the canflicti t o call his men at ms trade. W e mean our amiable and quently passed near them, and several oh- tQ prayer So j t was on the way down much esteemed friend, Jolce Magee, I serving their footprints on the beach, ; to New , bern . just before getting in sight - - — ThoBe of , u f wl )° * uew h,ni ^fore traced them to the'water’s edge, and: of town h@ called th boats aU t lh man in de head wid a big hawse-pistol. war sn inniiat riniisl v and j wnc _ . "Dnt i, -11 ~ i... . , , A Summer Sybarite. 1 sees de heo a-tolling”'" <* Whah de blossoms grow so free. T looks at him admirin’ An’ says. “Go ft, Mistuh Bee! I likes to see you at it. Bui 1 s glad you i-sn’ me.** De squirril keeps on addin' To liis riches in de tree. T tells 'ini, “Mistuh Squirrel. Dat’s jes’ what I likes to see. Ton’s actin’ mighty wisely; But dat ain' no way foil me.'* A listenin' to de breezes While dey’s maltin' melody. Dr dream in’ wliah do. sunshine Drops de diamonds on de sea. Jes’ proud o’ boiu’ lazy I'at’s He onlies' way foil me. —Washington Star. Temptiiug- the Wind. (From The Pittsburg Index.) De (•awd, mah friends, done tempahs de wind to do sho’n lamb!'* sententiously said good, old ebony-lined Parson Woolli- mon, the pastor of a Wylie avenue church in a recent sermon. “One time der was a cullud man, and he done got imprecated In a pow’ful strainu- ous situation ober a haw'g. A white man ’cused him ob embezzlin’ de swine, and whirled in, he did, and shot de culled war so Industriously and unobtrusively, passed on satisfied that there was noth-; nraver ■ plying his trade, little suspected the - i nK wrong hi them. They, however, re- lu n,ttUe ms mpn ali Kneel m pra>er ’ i mained undiscovered in their conceal- rnettle of the soldier that was in him. WHAT JEFF THOMPSON SAID. I But, uh-hallelooyer, brudden and sls- i tabs! De bullet done flattered out to j elaborately, on de cullud man's skull dat Early In the struggle, seeing that South men , t until about 3 o’clock In the after-. Here Is a bright and interesting Item j he picked7t up next mawnin’ and parsed Pa rollno miiHf vwrv crion hnr> run a tlm ♦!>«> . * i ... m n.'l c- r*T _ t M. K t* 11 frntn t llO liPfl htiH nmelir l-onny. I . m » . . ■*' noon, when a sfout, but unarmed, sol- taken from the bed and musty records dier entered tho thicket and came direct- t,f tlie wart ■ ly toward them. Ho approached within; Jeff. Thompson, late a general in the few feel without discovering them, and ■ confederate army, writes the following Carolina must very soon become the the ater of war. he left Fernandtna and wont to that state, where he volunteered into a company of cavalry. As ho ex-. pected. the seaboard of that stat 0 bn- j sitthTg Town""pulledoff one^of his gar-! letu>r to the editor of The Messenger, Me mediately became tho scene of hostlii- j memt * Hnd commenced divesting himself Kinney, Texas; of some unpleasant companions. Per ceiving that there were no others near ! them at the time, Sergeant Magee at- ’ traded his attention by a slight noise, and the soldier, looking up, beheld the . It off fuh haffer dollah on a near-sighted ■ white man dat was .keepin’ a sto’. Sho'ly j de Larwd, in his indefinite wisdom, tem- | pahs de wind to de sho’n lamb!” ties, and he soon had opportunities of exhibiting his skill and daring in mili tary enterprises. He became so con spicuous for his enterprise, that his com- ■ mander relieved him from duty in the line and detailed him as an independent, ...... , scout. When w e met him on the train. | wlth f thelr rPvoU ’ ( ‘ rs S lal ’ having previously seen an incident in directly into Ills face. He was so .- which he was the principal actor, men- Prised and astonished that he could not tioned In the Charleston papers, we de- 1 f *l ,t "'ik a word. Magee then ordered m m j „ ternalned to get from him, his version of to lie down and keep perfectly quiet, tor j {, onestly consistent" for the"* past five the affair, and with his accustomed he said they were perfectly aware that' Dear Sir—Your paper or the 13th ult. has Just reached me, and I observed the card of my house, and also the editorial notice. I suppose some friend or ac quaintance instructed card, and I have no doubt but that you meant to do me a kindness by your com ments; whether you have, however, done so or not, Is a question. If you or your paper have been fairly, squarely, and By HELEN HARCOURT- Written for The SUNNY SOUTH. ERHAPS you think that is a nonsensical idea. Perhaps it is, but let us look into it bit, take counsel together, and then decide if there is not plenty of good common- sense and plenty of profit in it, too. That “ 'tis belter far to rule by love than fear” is a true saying that applies as' forcibly to a cow or any other animal as to a human being. Both races have flesli and j atu blood, both have nerves and feelings, j though some people seem to think other-, wise as far as the por "brute beasts” are , concerned. ”j nc hoy is father to tlie man.” The; heifer calf is mother -to the cow. Both j ■they should go, or rrf?ysurely go j elsewhere. Both must lie well fed and carefully sheltered, or both will grow un if they grow up at all, delicate and stunted specimens of their respective races. A runty, stunted heifer means an undersized cow. An undersized cow means a poor milker. Development—which is just another name for growth—must h e continuous from birth, and this will always he the case if tlie rations are as generous and the shelter as good as they should toe. To secure a goodjeow. , . ._ -, I years, then you may benefit me; but if modesty he related to us the following their lives would pay the penalty if dis- yoll j, avo bpon onc of thoge m | ser able Incident: covered, and they were determined l & ; creatures that were neither “ram, lamb ‘‘‘Shortly after the fall of Port Royal,; make sure of him If ho betrayed them j sheep, or mutton,” during the terrible and when Hilton Head island was known toy the slightest sound or movement. Thejwor which has so lately desolated my to be occupied In force by the federal: poor fellow could do nothing but obey country, then your unionism is not worth trops, the confederate commander In the, implicitly, for the two revolvers never; a copper, and your notice will injure vicinity became execeedlngly anxious to swerved an Inch from their direct bear- rather than serve me among the brave learn the strength of the force occupying that Island. Sergeant Magee offered his services to obtain the desired informa tion, and went promptly to the work. Taking with him but one companion, a young man named Michles (a native of St. Augustine, in this state, and one of a family of gallant men residing In the Ancient, city) they made their, way with a guide to paddle their cano e silently along the creeks and lagoons leading In the direction of Hilton Head. They reached their destination undiscovered, and landed under cover of night, at tlie lug upon his head, and certain death; Texans, who were truly southern stared him in the face if ho did other- with whom only 1 expect to deal, wise. The 'three lay thus the remainder of the day, and until about 9 o’clock at night, when a peculiar boat of an owj was heard in the swiimp, which was re sponded to toy Sergeant Magee in th# note of a whippoorwill, the signal agreed upon. In a few minutes a canoe silently glided from 'the mouth of an obscure creek and run her prow upon the 'beach. The two scouts then safely withdrew j fiom their perilous situation, carrying For the federals who met me in battle, and showed their "faith by their works’’ 1 have respect; hut for the would-be-wlse men of t'he south who “knew the cow would eut the grind stone." I have the most perfect contemip.. Jeff don’t "say tho yankees beat him fighting.” Jeff don’t “say that he has been most gloriously whipped by the i union troops”—but General Thompson says that by overpowering numbers in What To Do. (From Harper's Weekly.) At the Army and Navy Club m Wash ington a number of veteran officers were telling stories, when General Chaffee told ®_J" f ! er 5 °" r i tllls an ecdote of General Carr, who dietf in New York some years ago. It appears that General Carr, at the outbreak of the civil \%ir, -left Troy to take command of a regiment. The en gagement in which, as colonel, he first figured was at Big Bethel. His regiment had been halted for rest and refreshment In a pleasant place, and had not yet experienced the excitement of a skirmish, it happened, however, that confederates were In ambush In th e Immediate neigh borhood, and from a safe hiding place they opened fire on the northerners. Carr, so the story runs. Instantly put spurs to his lidrse and dashed up to a group of officers. Excitement and be- and rear end of tho Island, sending the guide I with them their distressed and mortified I Continued on Fourth Fag*. and lo win Its af fection, tlie lieifer|mist be well and kind ly Heated right along. It is better to raise your own lows if you have the chance. It is ra her troublesome 1 few months, it isjrue, hut those months ar . soon over. a,d tiie calf remains for years of usefulneS and profit. When you raise your own lows, you aic sure of what you have got. you know their “tricks and tliel manners," and that they have no conealed faults or diseases, Moreover, you in so handl 0 and make gentle the calf that is mother to the cow that when be time conies for milk ing the young n trou, no regular “break ing” will be neced. And so let us begin right, that is ’itli the baby heifer. It is easy to winder confidence, as easy as it is to win hat of a child, and it is just as easy tulose it by abusing their trust. Confide! e once gained, perfect fearlessness an iiffection will follow. SELECTIO AND BREEDING. Every good f.-nier and dairyman knows that dependenc should not be placed buying, but ortraising heifer calves for their own use Of course selection and breeding are I great importance. A good milker afnother, and a pure bred sire coming 4m a family of tested milkers will mure the best and most certain results Hut it should he borne in mind that of e two parents, the mother is tlie most j#erful in transmitting her good qualities! 11 other words, tlie heifer offspring of sire of a good milking breed, and c a mother who is a poor milker, will »llow the mother, and he also a poor lker. But while ability and breeding ardways most desirable, they are not alv’s imperative for good re sults. A her springing from ordinary stock may »e developed Into a fine milker. A ifer of first-class race and pedigree m» on the contrary, be de graded into poor milker. The first goes up, the seid down th e scale, simply because tl.oiie is well fed and well sheltered, t' oc ber scantily fed and neg lected, oftdeH 1° earn its own living by going (the tramp, and allowed to sleep at i*f 011 the wet ground, ex posed to r* und winds. Now, wl is necessary to bring out all the g( that may be latent in a lieifer calLFirst of all, nourishing food, end plentof it. Not food containing the earbo'hrates, however. Let those severely ne. They are fat makers, and it is le an( l muscle that tte grow ing calf Ids, not fat. The best, the moBt natl food Is milk, the food pro- v Ved byature for the young calf’s sustenant After the first three weeks, however,'dm milk is Just as good as whole m If not better. As a b the calf born in the spring or sum' does not fare as well as one bor# the autumn or winter. The reason Not *he weather, no; but the owr The absence of green, grow ing gr<Jh the winter naturally leads to the l ln B of hay and grain In addl- to add wheat bran, ground oats o r shorts beginning with half a pint or so, and gradually increasing as the heifer grows Give a generous amount of food al ways, if you want to make the best of. your calf. But give it with some judg ment thrown in. The milk itself, for instance, may he the cause of sickness or want of thrift. Too much at a time, before the calf’s system has gotten strong enough, often causes indigestion, which leads to diarrhea and scours. Many serious cases of this kind may be traced indirectly to this one cause. The results will be less serious if too little, ret her than too much, milk Is fed. Never give cold milk at one feed, and over warm milk at another. Keep the teniper- rc and- the quality, too, at tlie same point. Don t give three quarts one day and six quarts tlie i*xt. Half the’’mys terious” sicknesses of young calves come from neglect or ignorance of th'- — points. __ . ■... -css is another important re quisite. It is best to have two feeding pails. Rinse then, well and set them in the sun after each feed of milk or moist food. If only used for dry grain, it will answer their individualities as well as other folks. And when you find 1 one of them especially eager for its food, ”a big eater,” don’t scold at it,and hurt its feeling by calling it a pig, or any thing of tiiat sort. Rather cherish it as the “apple oif your eye,” and encourage it as it grows big and strong, because tlie higgest eaters make the best cows ancl the best bulls. VALUE OF APPETITE. Tlie very best development will follow feeding Lo tlie limit, which should be jus' a little short of entirely satisfying the appetite. Then let the meal be finished on tlie pasture lot. A dainty calf tli merely nibbles or picks at its food is foredoomed failure as a cow. Such < one had better be fattened as quickly L possible, and turned over to the butcher To try to raise it for milk, will be only a wase of time and food. Keep dairy calves growing thriftily all the time from birth to maturity, giving plenty of whole some food and plenty of good water. Th* >ne is as important a s the other. Bran ind ground oats a,re excellent food for them, fed dry, never wet. Do not giv corn or oatmeal, they are too heatin; uni fattening. When the pasture fails ive hay. and lots of it. Do not feed tlie dairy lieifer as you do the steers an fattening animals, if you expect to have a good milker by and by. W hile the heifer lias been growing to wards her life work, she ha s also been growing gentle and fearless, if K he lias been kindly treated, and not struck or shouted at. Calves don't improve under such treatment any more than human beings. By tne time a properly cared for heifer ha s reached maturity, and dropped her first calf, she will allow herself to be milked and handled as quietly as any sedate old cow. Ai*l every one knows how greatly gentleness auus to the value oif a cow. This re- suit will 'have been attained not only by uniform kindness, but by frequent strok ing and patting and rubbing the legs, body and udder. Such treatment, ac companied by gentle spoken words, her name being often repeated, will win her affection to a degree that will surprise any one who has never tried to make a friend of a calf. Try it, and see. When the 'heifer becomes a full-fledged cow. It will be seen that, contrary to the generally preconceived idea, she Is not lacking in that sense called "natural ma ternal affection.” The longer tihis af- HENCE came “23,” that popular slang synonym for “Get out,” “.You hav* reached the end,” “Quit,” eta? This numerical phrase has no application, and if any one attempts to trace tlie origin he will find the derivation credited to many incidents. Members of many callings claim the distinguished honor of giving the diminutive to an eager world. All assert that it« first employment was peculiarly fitting to the conditions that brought It forth. It is a companion to “skiddoo, an i is frequently used in conjunction with that equally expressive word, althouga when you say ”23’ ’you mean "skiddoo. “Skiddoo” is authoritatively asserted to be a western expression, which was used first on the cattle ranges of the south west by cowboys and Indians. It was declared to be a contraction and popularization of the oid word, ske daddle.” “Skiddoo” and "bushwa,” tiie latter a term of derision used to conve the same comment as “hot air, drift i east from the plains along with otla terse expletives. But “23" belongs to no section, rather it originated in every part of t United States, according to the respect authorities who have devoted their era gies to tracing its lineage. All the disputants on the question .if the genesis of the expression agree t, . . it was disseminated largely by a com. - dian named George Cohan, who used in the musical comedy, “Little Jobr Jones." But Mr. Cohan did not first < ploy the numeral as a slang phrase, heard it and thought it a good line, i he used it. Where did it come from? SAY3 IT’S TWO YEARS OLD Well, it is just ab ut two years • age, says one man. This authority the way, is a baseball “fan.” “‘Twenty-three’ means being t" ; canned,' ” says he. “Of course you 1. that ‘tin-canned’ among ball plays men • being ‘fired,’ released. “ ’Twenty-three’ was first used a? a, slang ex;a\ ” on thro :;,h 1.‘e s-’jth and sc, ole west It Is a modification of - ha slang phrase ‘eighten and five.’ ‘Eigh'"",i and five’ was its first form, and it was sprung toy a barnstorming ten, twin:.’ and thir’ repertory company touring ■ « jayhawk watertank towns of the south a;, u southwest. ’ It seems the manager of the company was a kind-hearted guy and did not w?nt to bruise any one’s feelings. He ta w fired any of the bunch, but had a lia: ■ ; of piling on the extra parts in the pl,n s and keeping tlie ghost from -walking •; ] the direction of ihe actor or actress is wanted to get rid of. “The man or woman who was ii l i favor was ordered by the manager , ] study additional parts until the i » • j reached eighteen, and at the same « t "° kept putting flff salar: It took about five weeks for tlie uni I proprietor of the show to work up - ■■ list of eighteen pails. Tiiat men., „ weeks’ unpaid salary. “By the time tlie objeet of the sc;:»r s readied tlie subject and he or she , a the show. So in that company it g be a byword. When one of the tronp- down or failed to make a hit flL rest - of them would pass out the word "3 ?mf 5 for you.’ it meant that thei/!> wers eighteen parts and five lean weeL con ing, and the actor had better lejL. USED BY RACING MEl- “After a while tlie 18 and 5' v/« fou 1 to be too long and some one difa-i add ing stunt and brought out '23.J “The theatrical company left#3 along the lines of the railroad" and ii people picked it up and after/ > or so it got to New York and Bton. Rac ing men took hold of it and/sed it n designate, a hors e that was a 4id one The racing man takes esptions to the above elucidation of th#roblem > f iiscovery. “.Not a bit like f says 1 ; the di '23 for tiiat. "Now, I'll tell you just icre if fli.i come from,” lie assorts witjositiveues "It was this way: There/ 'e twenij three horses entered for f Suburban handicap over in New YovWd ihe limit was twenty-two. They Jed out the numbers to race under an® course one wilderment were apparent upon hisi t * on ' re iT u i ar . milk ration. But the wt weather calf la too after, left to on a scanty pasturage and milk al, Pasture Is pasture, In the eyes of sor^en, and, therefore, ought to sufficJhe milk is all right, of course, and s»es ifor the frst month or two. If the* enough of It, but later than this, i and' other food Is needed. If there plenty of grass, that and ths milk answer fairly well to bring on thlf, tout It la much better policy young face as he approached the party. “They are firing upon my regiment!” lie shouted. "Gracious heavens! Now what Is to be done’'” Similarity. fFrom The Washington Star.) Like flowers which change from year to year. To beautify tho place, So presidential booms a.ppear. Then fads, and lesvo no trao#. fection can be prolonged in the right di rection, the better for tlie dairyman The right direction, that is, for the profit of her owner. When a cow loses her calf by death or removal, she quickly trans fers her affection to 'her milker providing the latter is kind and gentle. The motheT th f , cow niov es in parallel lines with the giving down or drainage of her milk. That is her gift to the one she loves. Recent experiments at the gov ernment stations have proved his to be the fact, and an important factor in milk production. * At dairymen’s conventions, and in daily literature, the winning of the cow’s affec tion is nowadays made a prominent fea- , re ’ At u farmers’ institute held lately at Chattanooga, it wa s stated that the dairyman should do all in hi s power to make the cow believe him to be her calf and the statement was seriously made’ not as a joke at all. To this end the calf should not be allowed to suckle its mother even once, but should be carried out of her sight and 'hearing as soon as born. Certain It is. for it , las bee „ citThlr?! t U ™ eS ,hat if the calf eff a lieifer be taken away at once so that the young mother can neither see nor hear it, and is band-milked, she will give to her milker all the care and alTec- U< L r L that natUTa] Iy belongs to her calf ■-he will follow him about if sne has Continued on Fourth Page. was 23. That horse was ed off the list. It did n “So in racing parkin mean the horse that track and so was use skate that wouldn’t do. ‘Don’t let them fool about actors having word; an actor never o He is only a repeater Authority No. 3 is t circus. For more he has illuminated t country papers with canvas show has the country. This ge and alluring parag circus man the ert “It’s as much t pression as ‘Hi ks oil ns tl whenever a cl a tough crov ting the wo assistance, lie Is tlie signal for In hearing to ru tent stake or anyth " ‘Twenty-tree’ years old. I heard into the business, there used to be after the last one had to work the tents down and wagons. AS USED I “That last f Roman chariot forma nee tlie particularly if day stands. D find them lying straw In the v “When the R ed the cry the tents and canvasmen am heavy work was over. It it does now, circus men f ing a companli inark- canie to quit the crib e the itli any pipes ated the ted anything. ass agent of two decades limns of the lers and the him all over lurid phrase linis for the “23.” s man’s ex- ays he. It 13 You knew ns up against town, is get- up and needs Rube!’ That js man wlth- scue with a can grab, n or twenty after I went he ring show ree turns and 3s canvasman ly to get th? ngs onto tin. with him.” It is a far and the anin but the explq cation of quest be not a minis! ry that the/ most recent dent of sla| Cont CIRCUS. 23. was the Ouring the per- always sleep, is playing one- evening you'll on tlie hay and 'cuts. ariot race start- sounded Hnrouwx lot to arouse the m ready for the oon as the event ■Get out.’ just as adopted by the a way of tell- • were through the sawdust ring to the holy writ, the original uppll- to make it if the pursued. It was 'advanced this theo- responsible for the iphrases, but a stu- [observed that many Fourth Pago.